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your money, your tax dollars, how to turn them into a budget that president obama and the republicans can agree on. kelly o'donnell, our capitol hill correspondent, with us from the hill tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: hi there, brian. well, the temperature was really turned up here today with talk about the chance of a government shutdown. you've got leaders from both parties digging in over how deep and how painful budget cuts need to be. with government spending on the chopping block -- >> when we say we're going to cut spending, read my lips. we're going to cut spending. >> reporter: that provoked the senate's top democrat to accuse speaker boehner of being reckless enough to trigger a government shutdown. >> and now he's resorting to threats to do just that, without any negotiations. that is not permissible. we will not stand for that. he's wrong. >> reporter: if congress can't agree on cuts soon, the government is scheduled to run out of money to pay its bills in two weeks. but some republicans predicted a more dire fate. >> if we're not careful, the united states wil
your money, your tax dollars, how to turn them into a budget that president obama and the republicans can agree on. kelly o'donnell, our capitol hill correspondent, with us from the hill tonight. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: hi there, brian. well, the temperature was really turned up here today with talk about the chance of a government shutdown. you've got leaders from both parties digging in over how deep and how painful budget cuts need to be. with government spending on the...
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you should have me before you bring barack obama. but i am so horned and -- honored and so humbled to be here and even see a few friends that i knew from if my time in texas and to see so many others who care about our country. i want to take a moment because i not only am proud to lead the office of trade representatives, but we have some of the most dedicated federal employees, and unlike our current speaker of the house, i happen to believe people who go into public service are some of the greatest people in our community. [applause] from our teachers and a number of my employees, congressman, who live in your district, and they support you and wanted to be here today, so from all of my staff that took the time to come to share this morning with us, if you all would stand so we can acknowledge you. [applause] as congressman hoyer referenced, recent events in egypt and, i think, across the middle east serve as a fairly poignant reminder to all of us how our peaceful, tolerant and open form of democracy is special. and something tha
you should have me before you bring barack obama. but i am so horned and -- honored and so humbled to be here and even see a few friends that i knew from if my time in texas and to see so many others who care about our country. i want to take a moment because i not only am proud to lead the office of trade representatives, but we have some of the most dedicated federal employees, and unlike our current speaker of the house, i happen to believe people who go into public service are some of the...
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i was in tahrir square the night of obama's speech, very well delivered speech. he hit on many of the right notes, but people weren't listening there. you have decades of policy up against a few minutes of statements, right. and the people there are not easily fooled. they know which side the u.s. took in this conflict for years. one of the principal complaints if not the principal complaint about u.s. policy in this region for many of these countries is american's support more dictators like mubarak. they know the history. as i watch the white house from the region change its statements every day, the reaction from the people i spoke to there was not just skepticism, but it was anger. this is the best you have got. now, is it too late? i think that's a fair question. probably, but not necessarily because a message of unequivocal support would have value there, but as you have seen words parsed on repeated days, that's not the message that they have been been getting. gwen: it doesn't seem like unequivocal could work in that region. >> that's the trouble. you're
i was in tahrir square the night of obama's speech, very well delivered speech. he hit on many of the right notes, but people weren't listening there. you have decades of policy up against a few minutes of statements, right. and the people there are not easily fooled. they know which side the u.s. took in this conflict for years. one of the principal complaints if not the principal complaint about u.s. policy in this region for many of these countries is american's support more dictators like...
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president obama wraps up his bay area visit.. his message to some of silicon valley's best minds. and.. the cost of the san bruno blast more than doubles. pg&e's plan to make you help cover the tab. and.. a new way to show love on facebook. the status option.. that's a first for social media. join us for cbs 5 early edition ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. areas from georgia to new york will see temperatures well above normal. behind this warm-up is a cooldown, especially in the northern plains. and heavier rains will be heading toward los angeles. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. state employees in wisconsin continue to demonstrate against planned budget cuts. democratic lawmakers stalled the vote on the measure by leaving town. similar budget battles are being waged in dozens much states. >>> and pro-democracy leaders in egypt plan a victory march today, celebrating the revolution that forced president hosni mubarak from office a week ago. >>> in this country, the battle to lose weight is a daily struggle for millions of
president obama wraps up his bay area visit.. his message to some of silicon valley's best minds. and.. the cost of the san bruno blast more than doubles. pg&e's plan to make you help cover the tab. and.. a new way to show love on facebook. the status option.. that's a first for social media. join us for cbs 5 early edition ,,,, >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. areas from georgia to new york will see temperatures well above normal. behind...
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you voted for the obama healthcare plan. are you now willing to cut entitlements including social security which some of your top democratic leaders say off the table. are you willing to cut those and is it as the gop claims because you face a tough reelection fight in 2012? >> i decided that ear mark, was not for this former auditor on the day i got there, chris. i started to try to rein in government spending the day i got there. tom coburn and i have worked on that for every day i have been in the senate. i voted for big things when the economy was in a crisis but always had an eye to get toot serious work of cutting spending on looking long-term at entitlements. we have to cut social security long-term. i agree that we have to look at egg and be responsible and intellectally honest. the american people are ready for us to be honest with them about the fact that our debt is too high and we have to get a handle on it. >> chris: a minute left. i want you both to be on hest with me about this. it is amazing the president unv
you voted for the obama healthcare plan. are you now willing to cut entitlements including social security which some of your top democratic leaders say off the table. are you willing to cut those and is it as the gop claims because you face a tough reelection fight in 2012? >> i decided that ear mark, was not for this former auditor on the day i got there, chris. i started to try to rein in government spending the day i got there. tom coburn and i have worked on that for every day i have...
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president obama has proposed it for people making over $250,000. we should look at everything as a part of comprehensive tax reform. i do not want to pick out one piece and say, i will support that one piece without looking at the interaction of all the pieces. we need to have this competition right now in terms of tax reform as well as the other issues. >> what is your sense of where the president is on all of this? looking back on 1995 and 1996, a lot of democrats at that point decided bill clinton sold them out in terms of not holding the line on a lot of the cuts they were worried about. where is your sense on where president obama is on all of this and how involved he is going to be in the making these arguments? >> there is a good working relationship between the president and the democrats in the house and the senate. there will be dimmed -- there will be differences from time to time. the president also -- the has some's budget painful cuts. we are hearing from mayors and community leaders around the country about cuts to a community develo
president obama has proposed it for people making over $250,000. we should look at everything as a part of comprehensive tax reform. i do not want to pick out one piece and say, i will support that one piece without looking at the interaction of all the pieces. we need to have this competition right now in terms of tax reform as well as the other issues. >> what is your sense of where the president is on all of this? looking back on 1995 and 1996, a lot of democrats at that point decided...
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>> the person who comes off as cool hand luke is president obama. i'm not sure that boehner comes off that well. on this business of shutting down the government, we are talking about the political effects of it. there is a country here to run. whoever gets the blame for shutting down the government, we are a country at war. we have people at war in iraq and afghanistan, and you are going to shut down the government? the public at large is going to be very negative and it is vital which side gets the blame for shutting it down. >> you are 65, 70 or 80 years old. you go to the mail box and your check hasn't come in for social security. who do you blame? >> i think they are going to blame whoever is in office. people are set up. they are saying i cut back on my spending. my family is making sacrifices. i can no longer use my homes a ena a.t.m. machine. they say i changed this in my personal life. why can't the government do the same? chris: our regulars, including john, who is here, if there is a government-shut-down, who would win the p.r. win? >> 11
>> the person who comes off as cool hand luke is president obama. i'm not sure that boehner comes off that well. on this business of shutting down the government, we are talking about the political effects of it. there is a country here to run. whoever gets the blame for shutting down the government, we are a country at war. we have people at war in iraq and afghanistan, and you are going to shut down the government? the public at large is going to be very negative and it is vital which...
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meet the press over the weekend talking about the budget pressing political issues like whether or not obama was born in the united states and host david gregory decided to question boehner about those in the republican party who claim that president obama is not a citizen of the u.s. and that he is a closeted muslim so just take a listen to speaker boehner his response. maybe it's not my job to tell the american people what to think our job in washington this to look for me american people having said that of the state of hawaii has said that he was born there that's good enough for me the president says he's a christian i accept images word. so better doesn't think that it's his responsibility to tell the american people what to do or say you know somehow i just don't believe that i mean congress makes laws that force us to do or think about something every day that would be why like that officials are called leaders right you lead the rest will follow they ever heard that line before john or how about the responsibility of politicians to speak the truth to their constituents and boehner i
meet the press over the weekend talking about the budget pressing political issues like whether or not obama was born in the united states and host david gregory decided to question boehner about those in the republican party who claim that president obama is not a citizen of the u.s. and that he is a closeted muslim so just take a listen to speaker boehner his response. maybe it's not my job to tell the american people what to think our job in washington this to look for me american people...
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congregaron en la plaza de egipto, cientos de personas llegaron y en alejndria tambiñn , el presidente barack obama dijo que la transicion debe ser ahora mismo al igual que la union eurpea. >> una marchya en la que particoparon estudiantes de la escuela de santa elizabeth , se congregaron a favor de la paz. >> caminaron con sonrisas y carteles, recorrieron las calles de okl con una finalidad clara clara:es importante que sepan que hay que tener paz. >> estamos promoviendo la paz sobretodo en el vecindario. >> esta alumna participó. >> para que todos sepan que hay qye promover la paz. >> se realiza hace 6 años, este años se enfocaron en las organizaciones. >> algunos agfradecen a los bomberos, otros a la policía . >> el grupo de mi clase es para una organización que ayudan a migrantes de centroamerica. >> muchos salieron con su mensaje de paz y tener comunidades más seguras. >> quieren resaltar las organizaciones solidarias, lideres de hoy y mañana. >> (gritos). >> los organizadores dijeron que el evento se organizo en el marco de las escuelas catolicas. >> buscan a un hombre que asaltó un b
congregaron en la plaza de egipto, cientos de personas llegaron y en alejndria tambiñn , el presidente barack obama dijo que la transicion debe ser ahora mismo al igual que la union eurpea. >> una marchya en la que particoparon estudiantes de la escuela de santa elizabeth , se congregaron a favor de la paz. >> caminaron con sonrisas y carteles, recorrieron las calles de okl con una finalidad clara clara:es importante que sepan que hay que tener paz. >> estamos promoviendo la...
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president barack obama talk with the egyptian president and obama offered his perspective on how the change could take place. >> he recognizes that the status quo is not sustainable. i change must take place. it is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, aid must be peaceful and a must begin now. the process must include ebert suspect of voices and opposition appeared initially to lectures that are free and fair. it should result in a government that is not only grounded in democratic principles but is also responsible for the aspirations of the egyptian people. >> and our coverage of the egypt uprising continues on my pity to get to the minute details that kron4 news .com . wild weather is hitting the u.s. and called it the it is storm in decades recover more than it 20 mi.. we love the story when we return. >> really, what could whether we have been having. ice and deploying smelt. -- ice and blue ink snow. this is one of the places in dealing with near white out conditions. it is huge. 1,500 mi. of winter storm you can see in space. back on the bradley could see w
president barack obama talk with the egyptian president and obama offered his perspective on how the change could take place. >> he recognizes that the status quo is not sustainable. i change must take place. it is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, aid must be peaceful and a must begin now. the process must include ebert suspect of voices and opposition appeared initially to lectures that are free and fair. it should result in a government that is not only grounded...
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under president obama's plan and under a conservative plan like i am advancing, we will still have to pay down the debt. we still need to pay down the debt. that i think makes common sense and is accepted by the american people. host: john boehner said that the case has to be made to the american people about how important this is. lacking the white house, how will the republican party makes this happen? guest: i think they already understand. the bigger question is will the political class demonstrate the courage the american people have in saying we understand it? there is a great column in "the washington times", called "the american miracle." what took place in 2009, and no other people in the planet would have reacted the way the american people did. his point was that in early 2009, everybody was scared. our 401k's lost value, our homes lost value. many americans lost their jobs. general motors was going bankrupt. everyone was nervous, and along came this popular president and said he was going to do this thing the government tries to do. he would do the same old, same old. he w
under president obama's plan and under a conservative plan like i am advancing, we will still have to pay down the debt. we still need to pay down the debt. that i think makes common sense and is accepted by the american people. host: john boehner said that the case has to be made to the american people about how important this is. lacking the white house, how will the republican party makes this happen? guest: i think they already understand. the bigger question is will the political class...
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. >> el principal asesor del presiden obama en asuntos tinoamericanos diÁlogo hoy con univisiÓn. asegurÓ que no existe presencia militar norteamericanan Éco yo que allÍ se hace es intercambiar informaciÓn y r entreniento. veamos lo que respondiÓ especÍficamente en el tema venezuela. >> el presidente hugo cÁvez estÁ denuncido que estados unidos tiene intenciÓn de invadir al paÍs, es cierto? >> nosros no tenemos interÉs ennvadir ngÚn paÍs en las Éricas. >> por É eonces nos regalÓ categÓrica yÚblicamente? >> creo que lo acabo de hacer. eso es una ntiva que ciertos lÍderes atan de utilizar para distraer de otros asuntos. >> recordÓ que el presidente obama sitÓ amÉrica latina ante de sus primeros 100 dÍas de gobierno, fue la cumbre de las amÉricas y que en su prÓxima visita a el salvador tratarÁ, entre otros temas, e de seguridad pÚica. cuando regresemos de comerciales la o de violencia en mÉxico cobra ahora la vida del je de seguridad pÚblica en nuevos redo. >> decenas de miles de cami ag sus mores con una huelgaindefinidae sus couctore >> mÁs adelante p
. >> el principal asesor del presiden obama en asuntos tinoamericanos diÁlogo hoy con univisiÓn. asegurÓ que no existe presencia militar norteamericanan Éco yo que allÍ se hace es intercambiar informaciÓn y r entreniento. veamos lo que respondiÓ especÍficamente en el tema venezuela. >> el presidente hugo cÁvez estÁ denuncido que estados unidos tiene intenciÓn de invadir al paÍs, es cierto? >> nosros no tenemos interÉs ennvadir ngÚn paÍs en las Éricas. >>...
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president obama called bahrain's king, he did that on friday. the administration once again finds itself in a bit of a bind. as freedom activists face off with an authoritarian ally. secretary of state hillary clinton walked a fine line when i spoke to her exclusively on friday. madame secretary thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> how do you assess bahrain? is it stable? >> we have been clear we don't want to see violence. we deplore it. we think it's absolutely unacceptable. we very much want to see the human rights of the people protected, including right to assemble. right to express themselves. and we want to see them reform. bahrain had started on some reform. we want to see them get back to that as quickly as possible. >> what will the united states do? will it hold bahrain to a similar standard as egypt? >> we try to hold everyone to a similar standard. we cannot dictate the outcomes. we can't tell a country what they're going to do. we had no control over what happened in egypt. >> as americans sit and watch and try
president obama called bahrain's king, he did that on friday. the administration once again finds itself in a bit of a bind. as freedom activists face off with an authoritarian ally. secretary of state hillary clinton walked a fine line when i spoke to her exclusively on friday. madame secretary thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> how do you assess bahrain? is it stable? >> we have been clear we don't want to see violence. we deplore it. we think it's...
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>> i barely that barack obama is refashioning his image to independent -- apparently that barack obama is refashioning his image to independent voters. recall that business' demand last december was we are uncertain about taxes. he gives them their tax bill. now it is regulation. next year it will be unless you get rid of these child labor laws and the minimum wage law -, we cannot do business in this environment but what do they what? >> charles, what do they want? >> how do i compete with that? "yes, we are in favor of repeal of the child labor laws." mark is right, it is about independence, repositioning. this is daley, the tax-cut bill, his attack on regulation, promised to reorganize the government in the state of the unit is nothing of substance, all about appearances, is empty. >> i will take issue with that. i agree that a lot of it is about independent voters and reshaping the image. but the president would like to score a few more legislative victories, trade deals, a few other things he would like to bag before he runs for reelection bid this white house cannot get a majorit
>> i barely that barack obama is refashioning his image to independent -- apparently that barack obama is refashioning his image to independent voters. recall that business' demand last december was we are uncertain about taxes. he gives them their tax bill. now it is regulation. next year it will be unless you get rid of these child labor laws and the minimum wage law -, we cannot do business in this environment but what do they what? >> charles, what do they want? >> how do...
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and the test will be, will obama demagogued? >> i think not. >> the fever of egypt is spreading throughout the middle east. >> the united states strongly opposes the use of violence and strongly supports reform. that move toward democratic institution building and economic openness. i called my counterpart in bylined this morning and directly conveyed our deep -- bahrain of this morning and directly conveyed our deep concern. >> the rebellion in is spreading. in bahrain, the government can't -- banned public protest. people have been killed. doctors who have tried to help have been beaten. these are supposed to be good guys. modern, international banking center and home to the navy's fifth fleet -- believe. -- fifth fleet. >> right next to saudi arabia. >> autocratic kingdom. i spoke about speaker boehner about what he did -- i will say something about the bush administration, specifically secretary of state condoleezza rise to very early on, are demanding some very important speeches about bringing democracy to the middle east.
and the test will be, will obama demagogued? >> i think not. >> the fever of egypt is spreading throughout the middle east. >> the united states strongly opposes the use of violence and strongly supports reform. that move toward democratic institution building and economic openness. i called my counterpart in bylined this morning and directly conveyed our deep -- bahrain of this morning and directly conveyed our deep concern. >> the rebellion in is spreading. in bahrain,...
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this morning, i sent a letter to president obama. signed by 150 economists, that say that cutting spending now will help create a better environment so that we can begin to create jobs in our country. this is a critically important step, if we're going to end the uncertainty and start to give investors and small business people the confidence to invest in our economy. i used to be a small businessman. i understand that when you have all this uncertainty, you don't invest. if people begin to see us rein in out-of-control spending it will bring in more business and investors around the country and we'll begin to see better job creation in the country. >> you talk about the debt limit that has to be raised accord together administration. and say we're not going to vote for that unless there are specific spending cuts we get in response. if there is not a compromise on this, would you rule out a government shutdown as an appropriate response? >> david, our goal here is to reduce spending. our goal is not to shut down the government. and
this morning, i sent a letter to president obama. signed by 150 economists, that say that cutting spending now will help create a better environment so that we can begin to create jobs in our country. this is a critically important step, if we're going to end the uncertainty and start to give investors and small business people the confidence to invest in our economy. i used to be a small businessman. i understand that when you have all this uncertainty, you don't invest. if people begin to see...
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how president obama is piling on the pressure for egypt's president to transfer power and step down. >> super bowl activities turn dangerous. >>> vanity and volunteering, how a shot of botox is helping give back to the community. ,,,,,,,, ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty [ announcer ] hefty bags with unscented odor block technology... help neutralize odors and stop the stinkies. ♪ stinky, stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty hundred thousand >>> well, they're calling it the day of departure, the biggest demonstration since tuesday. they're demanding that president hosni mubarak leave now. after two days of deadly clashes and 11 days of protesting, the tension was kept at bay. military tanks separated promubarak protesters are antigovernment protesters. meanwhile, the obama administration is beginning to talk to them about the transfer of power. >> there needs to be a transition process that begins now. it must initiate a process that respects the rights of the egyptian people that leads to fair elections. >> one way democrats se
how president obama is piling on the pressure for egypt's president to transfer power and step down. >> super bowl activities turn dangerous. >>> vanity and volunteering, how a shot of botox is helping give back to the community. ,,,,,,,, ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky ♪ hefty ♪ stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty [ announcer ] hefty bags with unscented odor block technology... help neutralize odors and stop the stinkies. ♪ stinky, stinky, stinky ♪ hefty, hefty, hefty...
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cabinet, barack obama put his hat into the ring. with an already crowded field of presidential contenders. >> i stand in front of you to announce my candidacy. >> 2012 race seems to be moving at a comparatively sluggish race. democrats have their man, and republicans are beginning to jockey for positions at the annual conservative action conference in washington. >> we will continue. >> only one noncandidate. - only one candid it is known and congress woman michele bachman. >> holding on to the house of representatives and a conservative seventh and yes, baby. winning the white house in 2012. (cheers & applause) the poll found that who they found was favored? how to be is of the top of the list. 21 percent tariff huckabee, sara palin and newt gingrich >> and the white house has been that some of wrong items it is so dangerous. >> sarah palin was not there for she could still win the weekend poll. in washington, kron 4 news. >> thursday traffic quite sluggish. how we 1 0 1 towards the peninsula. the top is barely moving. and how we 1
cabinet, barack obama put his hat into the ring. with an already crowded field of presidential contenders. >> i stand in front of you to announce my candidacy. >> 2012 race seems to be moving at a comparatively sluggish race. democrats have their man, and republicans are beginning to jockey for positions at the annual conservative action conference in washington. >> we will continue. >> only one noncandidate. - only one candid it is known and congress woman michele...
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president obama told the egyptian leader that an orderly transition cannot be prolonged. it must begin now. that was after mubarak announced he would not seek re-election. christiane amanpour is on the ground. >> reporter: very few people thought a week ago that president mubarak would offer these con sengss, professions to lift the state of emergency and reform the election law. but is it enough for the people? they can see the end in sight. it's very unclear whether they will let him finish his term. this was the scene on cairo's square after president mubarak announced after 30 years after one-man rule, he was ready to leave office. i never asked to be a dictator, he said, and i will not be dominating myself for a new term for i have served egypt long enough though, the crowd became defiant again when mubarak said he was going stay on for a few more months to ensure law and order, to reform the constitution and the election process. president obama had this to see. >> the people of egypt, the young people of egypt, i want to be clear, we hear your voices. i have an uny
president obama told the egyptian leader that an orderly transition cannot be prolonged. it must begin now. that was after mubarak announced he would not seek re-election. christiane amanpour is on the ground. >> reporter: very few people thought a week ago that president mubarak would offer these con sengss, professions to lift the state of emergency and reform the election law. but is it enough for the people? they can see the end in sight. it's very unclear whether they will let him...
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and the obama administration has told diplomatic personnel to leave the country. and the airport is crowded with tourists struggling to leave. those who made it to germany say they were lucky. >> it was crowded and disorganized. >> there were people sleeping on the floor. one man had been there two days trying to get a boarding pass. this morning they were knocking people over. it was chaos. >>> president obama says he has spoke within the egyptian president mubarack and that mubarack recognizes the status quo is not sustainable and that change must take place. >> indeed all of us who are privileged to serve in positions of political power do so at the will of our people. through thousands of years, egypt has known many moments of transformation, the voices of the egyptian people tell us that this is one of those moments. we have seen enormous demonstrations by egyptian people. we have borne witness to the beginning of a new chapter in the history of a great country. >> white house officials say an envoy had urged mubarack not to seek another term. stay with kron
and the obama administration has told diplomatic personnel to leave the country. and the airport is crowded with tourists struggling to leave. those who made it to germany say they were lucky. >> it was crowded and disorganized. >> there were people sleeping on the floor. one man had been there two days trying to get a boarding pass. this morning they were knocking people over. it was chaos. >>> president obama says he has spoke within the egyptian president mubarack and...
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. >> the obama administration is discussing proposals with top leaders this egypt he would leave office immediately rather than the plan he had to serve out the remaining of his term and moments ago egypt's government decided to relax the curfew in place for days. >> a few more hours on the streets. coming up a warning for verizon customers why the company may slow down your service on purpose plus. >> no interest for a year. a great deal. so i don't remember how hard they pushed it, they mentioned it, it sounded good. >> yeah, then he got a bill for $1,300 why that 0 interest financing can wind up costing you big bucks. >> and working moms and kids, the real weight of all those long hours at the office. >>> i am lawrence car know in karnow. wait until you see how warm it will get this weekend ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a live look at wall street now the dow up 12 points but it has been in a seesaw mode after mixed unemployment report, that jobs report catching wall street by surprise. new numbers out from the labor department show employers adding 36,000 new jobs last month, that is the fewe
. >> the obama administration is discussing proposals with top leaders this egypt he would leave office immediately rather than the plan he had to serve out the remaining of his term and moments ago egypt's government decided to relax the curfew in place for days. >> a few more hours on the streets. coming up a warning for verizon customers why the company may slow down your service on purpose plus. >> no interest for a year. a great deal. so i don't remember how hard they...
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it's the second anniversary of the obama stimulus plan. the debt has increased. unemployment is still over 9%. the president says the stimulus worked. >> we're now growing again. we've seen 1.3 million jobs added in the private sector since i've been president. >> reporter: meanwhile, the clock is ticking. two weeks until the government could shut down. to prevent that, democrats asked boehner to agree to short-term funding. >> a government shutdown would be a disaster for our nation and for our economy. >> now he's resorting to threats to do that without any negotiation. >> reporter: but the speaker says no deal unless democrats and president obama agree to republican spending cuts. i'm steve handelsman nbc capitol hill. >>> meanwhile, democratic lawmakers have chosen a rather unusual tactic to protest republican plans to all but eliminate union rights for state workers in wisconsin. they fled the state yesterday, reportedly checking into an illinois hotel. majority republicans need just one of the 14 democrats to show up for a quorum, which would allow them to
it's the second anniversary of the obama stimulus plan. the debt has increased. unemployment is still over 9%. the president says the stimulus worked. >> we're now growing again. we've seen 1.3 million jobs added in the private sector since i've been president. >> reporter: meanwhile, the clock is ticking. two weeks until the government could shut down. to prevent that, democrats asked boehner to agree to short-term funding. >> a government shutdown would be a disaster for our...
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president obama is expected to talk about the unrest in cairo later today and, of course, we'll have the latest tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> jenelle, thanks a lot. the labor department released what some are calling very good or very clouded jobs report full of both good and bad news. it says the unemployment raid dropped from 9.4% to 9% last month, the lowest level in nearly two years. but it contained a big disappointment. 36,000 new jobs were added last month and that's the fewest in four months. economists were expecting nearly 150,000 new jobs. >> 36,000 jobs added in a single month isn't even enough to keep up with the new workers that the economy adds every month. so we need to see a level significantly higher than this to really start making headway and kind of filling in the recessionary gaps in the number of jobs that we've lost. >> california's unemployment is still much higher at 12.5%. economists believe brutal winter storms maybe partly to blame for the small number of new jobs created last month nationwide. speaking of jobs, abc
president obama is expected to talk about the unrest in cairo later today and, of course, we'll have the latest tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> jenelle, thanks a lot. the labor department released what some are calling very good or very clouded jobs report full of both good and bad news. it says the unemployment raid dropped from 9.4% to 9% last month, the lowest level in nearly two years. but it contained a big disappointment. 36,000 new jobs were...
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there was feeling that there was a winning strategy that obama had launched. there were lots of smart people working on it, substantial resources, finally, the military had the troops it needed, and one so-called expert who was advising and creating and crafting this latest effort told me that after the change, everything would be different of the there's a sense that a military victory was still possible, and, yeah k i think the tone has fundamentally shifted since then. there's a recognition that some process is needed although policy has yet to catch up, and i think that's, that's clear in a number of key areas, and iefd like to touch a little bit on the current military strategy. now, a key is pointing to success and a number of mid level commanders who have been killed. there's articles coming out about the night raids that special forces operations, and they've clearly intensified since general petraeus took over the command in the summer. in the first half of 2010, there were 130 important figures captured or killed. in the second half of the year, ther
there was feeling that there was a winning strategy that obama had launched. there were lots of smart people working on it, substantial resources, finally, the military had the troops it needed, and one so-called expert who was advising and creating and crafting this latest effort told me that after the change, everything would be different of the there's a sense that a military victory was still possible, and, yeah k i think the tone has fundamentally shifted since then. there's a recognition...
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since president obama took office, vacancies have nearly doubled. there are 101 of them. 46 deemed judicial emergencies. experts blame republicans delaying tactics, slow white house nominations and a dysfunctional senate nomination system. >>> it may not be much consolation to steelers and packer fans, but the 400 ticket holders who had to give up their super bowl seats because of installation problems will now get a free ticket to next year's game in addition to a refund triple the ticket's face value. an nfl executive admitted yesterday they knew there were seating problems a week before the game, but they ran out of time to fix the issue. out-of-luck ticket holders were forced to watch the game from monitors or from standing room only platforms. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in mississippi, nasa showed how it plans to launch into the next phase of space exploration. rocket testing for nasa's new spacecraft has begun. the tourist ii will replace the nasa shuttle and is expecting to lift off next year on
since president obama took office, vacancies have nearly doubled. there are 101 of them. 46 deemed judicial emergencies. experts blame republicans delaying tactics, slow white house nominations and a dysfunctional senate nomination system. >>> it may not be much consolation to steelers and packer fans, but the 400 ticket holders who had to give up their super bowl seats because of installation problems will now get a free ticket to next year's game in addition to a refund triple the...
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obama rules. guest: even the most optimistic economists i've heard leaning toward the democrats has not predicted 6% unemployment. that may be far out but the basic point is correct. the economy seems to be on the upswing unemployment has dropped to 9%, better than what it was. the ash on the blue jobs created is not particularly strong. the stock market says the gdp is growing at a reasonably healthy clip. the economy does not seem to be turning around. we're still 21 months out from the election. a lot can change. host: stephan dinan, many congressman announcing their retirement. in arizona, senator john kyl saying he will not seek a fourth term. some speculation about representative gabby giffords. guest: as a virginian, i was looking forward to the rematch between allen and web. that would be one of the big senate races. senator webb has announced he will be returning to the private sector. democrats are under a little problem there. their bench is not particularly deep in virginia. while repu
obama rules. guest: even the most optimistic economists i've heard leaning toward the democrats has not predicted 6% unemployment. that may be far out but the basic point is correct. the economy seems to be on the upswing unemployment has dropped to 9%, better than what it was. the ash on the blue jobs created is not particularly strong. the stock market says the gdp is growing at a reasonably healthy clip. the economy does not seem to be turning around. we're still 21 months out from the...
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he also talked about the obama administration's recent decision to allow limited collective bargaining for its transportation security officers. he testified before the house homeland security subcommittee. alabama congressman right to become mike rogers shares the subcommittee. the hearing is one hour and 40 minutes. >> this meeting of the homeland security committee -- subcommittee on transportation security will come to order. the subcommittee is meeting today. your testimony from administrator transportation security administration mr. john pistole on his agency's efforts to stop terrorists from carrying out against our nation's transportation systems. i'd like to welcome everybody to this first subcommittee meeting of the 100th of congress and i want to thank mr. pistole for joining us. i know is going to be a very informative effort. please delete the pleased to be joined by sheila jackson lee texas. the ranking member and i have had a strong working relationship and i look forward to continuing in this congress to make the tsa more effective in concert with her. the topic of the
he also talked about the obama administration's recent decision to allow limited collective bargaining for its transportation security officers. he testified before the house homeland security subcommittee. alabama congressman right to become mike rogers shares the subcommittee. the hearing is one hour and 40 minutes. >> this meeting of the homeland security committee -- subcommittee on transportation security will come to order. the subcommittee is meeting today. your testimony from...
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you can see the headline -- obama joins wisconsin budget battle. here is what brady dennis and peter allsten write -- >> the president get -- age for the president gave an interview to a local station. >> some of what i heard coming out of wisconsin, where you are just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions. and i think it is very important to understand that public employees, they are our neighbors, they are our friends. these are folks who are teachers, firefighters, and social workers and police officers. they make a lot of sacrifices and make a big contribution and i think it is important not to vilify them or to suggest somehow that all of the budget problems are due to public employees. host: for his part, the speaker of the house john data released a statement on what is happening in wisconsin and the white house's involvement -- speaker boehner released this statement. he said -- republicans in congress and reform-minded gop governors are daring to speak the truth abo
you can see the headline -- obama joins wisconsin budget battle. here is what brady dennis and peter allsten write -- >> the president get -- age for the president gave an interview to a local station. >> some of what i heard coming out of wisconsin, where you are just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions. and i think it is very important to understand that public employees, they are our neighbors, they are...
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a second federal judge ruled against the obama administration healthcare reform overhaul calling it unconstitutional. 26 states filed suit. the administration will appeal, the plan may go to the supreme court. iran has summoned share achordate return and stand trial on february six along with two other americans still in custody there. they were arrested hiking near the boarder and accused of spying. she was released on bail and not indicated plans to return. >>> we will see fog overnight. it's forming close to the coast line. you can see it here. this is the sea breeze components to the fog. we will see the inland valley fog pushed in by the wind. 3:00 a.m., the fog runs the bay shores. it will spread into the delta over night. by 6:00 a.m. around antioch, livermore, but around the bay shores it peals back. it is cold tornado morning. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. 39 in conquered. 37 livermore. 36 napa. san francisco 47 there. afternoon, temperatures warm nicely. 65 santa rosa. 61 san francisco. cooler in novato, richmond, upper 50s. down in the bay shore and south bay, low 60s expecte
a second federal judge ruled against the obama administration healthcare reform overhaul calling it unconstitutional. 26 states filed suit. the administration will appeal, the plan may go to the supreme court. iran has summoned share achordate return and stand trial on february six along with two other americans still in custody there. they were arrested hiking near the boarder and accused of spying. she was released on bail and not indicated plans to return. >>> we will see fog...
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president obama will talk about the budget at a baltimore school. we'll have reaction from the pentagon, the white house budget office, and members of congress. on tuesday, the house is expected to start debate on a bill that proposes a broad reductions in fiscal year 2011 spending levels with a file boat possible later this week. live house coverage on c-span. >> for mcafee, we are focused where the threat is and our goal is to protect whatever consumers or employees use. >> night, cyber-security. on c-span 2 tonight. ♪ >> this week, our guest is the president of southern methodist university, r. gerald turner. the university will be the site of the george w. bush presidential library scheduled to open in 2013. r. gerald turner has been president of southern methodist. >> is it true that you have a saying that the truth will set you free? >> that is the model. >> what does it mean today to you? >> i think it means that the truth will set you free, that means that the basic goal of the institution is to try to find true whether that is in our rese
president obama will talk about the budget at a baltimore school. we'll have reaction from the pentagon, the white house budget office, and members of congress. on tuesday, the house is expected to start debate on a bill that proposes a broad reductions in fiscal year 2011 spending levels with a file boat possible later this week. live house coverage on c-span. >> for mcafee, we are focused where the threat is and our goal is to protect whatever consumers or employees use. >> night,...
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before mubarak's speech, president obama said that we were witnessing history unfold, and after that he said mubarak's failure to step down is not a clear transition in egypt and that it is not immediate, meaningful, or significant. that the country has failed to seize an opportunity here. the big question remains, how much influence does the unite"h states have here? they're walking a tight rope between trying to prevent this stand-off from getting worse and more violent and also not imposing what the united states wants on the egyptian people. lynn. >> tracie, thanks so much. >>> well, elsewhere facing a mini-revolt in the republican party. house speaker john boehner is now promising the largest budget cuts in congressional history. speaking before conservative conference last night, boehner said house republicans would vote next week on a spending bill that cuts "more than $1 billion in government funding for the current fiscal year." republican leaders had initially outlined plans to cut $74 billion in the measure, but tea party members wanted more citing their campaign promises.
before mubarak's speech, president obama said that we were witnessing history unfold, and after that he said mubarak's failure to step down is not a clear transition in egypt and that it is not immediate, meaningful, or significant. that the country has failed to seize an opportunity here. the big question remains, how much influence does the unite"h states have here? they're walking a tight rope between trying to prevent this stand-off from getting worse and more violent and also not...
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president obama is expected to talk about the unrest in cairo later today and, of course, we'll have the latest tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> jenelle, thanks a lot. the labor department released what some are calling very good or very clouded jobs report full of both good and bad news. it says the unemployment raid dropped from 9.4% to 9% last month, the lowest level in nearly two years. but it contained a big disappointment. 36,000 new jobs were added last month and that's the fewest in four months. economists were expecting nearly 150,000 new jobs. >> 36,000 jobs added in a single month isn't even enough to keep up with the new workers that the economy adds every month. so we need to see a level significantly higher than this to really start making headway and kind of filling in the recessionary gaps in the number of jobs that we've lost. >> california's unemployment is still much higher at 12.5%. economists believe brutal winter storms maybe partly to blame for the small number of new jobs created last month nationwide. speaking of jobs, abc
president obama is expected to talk about the unrest in cairo later today and, of course, we'll have the latest tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> jenelle, thanks a lot. the labor department released what some are calling very good or very clouded jobs report full of both good and bad news. it says the unemployment raid dropped from 9.4% to 9% last month, the lowest level in nearly two years. but it contained a big disappointment. 36,000 new jobs were...
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barack obama is 61, you are 5'7". he is charismatic and some people suggest that perhaps you are not. does that matter? >> probably, you know. in the time, i had i never suggested to the voters what they should consider as a valid criterion. if it comes down to height and hair i probably wouldn't do well. i guess that is something in the balance with many of the other factors. >> chris: governor daniels thank you so much for coming in. always good to see you. and we will be ready to see what happens in indiana and what happens on the presidential campaign trail. thanks. >> chris: up next, another possible 2012 contender leading the gop polls right now. former governor mike huckabee. back in a moment. but when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer... i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is to some of these kids. but my coach had h
barack obama is 61, you are 5'7". he is charismatic and some people suggest that perhaps you are not. does that matter? >> probably, you know. in the time, i had i never suggested to the voters what they should consider as a valid criterion. if it comes down to height and hair i probably wouldn't do well. i guess that is something in the balance with many of the other factors. >> chris: governor daniels thank you so much for coming in. always good to see you. and we will be...
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president obama said he would veto a total repeal anyway. there are still legal challenges which are expected to wind up in the supreme court. >>> pg and e is expected to lower the pressure in areas. they found they ran the pipelines at pressure greater than is allowed under law. the order covers about 30 miles of pipeline outside of san jose, and modesto. it should not affect service to its customers. >>> apple, and news corporation debuted a new way to get the news today. the daily is a daily newspaper available exclusively on apple's ipads. subscribers can get it for $40 a year. the daily is one of the newest ventures involving new technology and print media, which are struggling with the decline in advertising dollars. google is giving android users a new place to get apps. they launched their market web store today, and it is available on computers. before customers could only purchase and download apps on their phone. once downloaded, the computer will send the app to the phone. ♪ [ music ] >>> it is cool outside right now. 43degrees
president obama said he would veto a total repeal anyway. there are still legal challenges which are expected to wind up in the supreme court. >>> pg and e is expected to lower the pressure in areas. they found they ran the pipelines at pressure greater than is allowed under law. the order covers about 30 miles of pipeline outside of san jose, and modesto. it should not affect service to its customers. >>> apple, and news corporation debuted a new way to get the news today....
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president obama said he would veto a total repeal anyway. there are still legal challenges which are expected to wind up in the supreme court. >>> pg and e is expected to lower the pressure in areas. they found they ran the pipelines at pressure greater than is allowed under law. the order covers about 30 miles of pipeline outside of san jose, and modesto. it should not affect service to its customers. >>> apple, and news corporation debuted a new way to get the news today. the daily is a daily newspaper available exclusively on apple's ipads. subscribers can get it for $40 a year. the daily is one of the newest ventures involving new technology and print media, which are struggling with the decline in advertising dollars. google is giving android users a new place to get apps. they launched their market web store today, and it is available on computers. before customers could only purchase and download apps on their phone. once downloaded, the computer will send the app to the phone. ♪ [ music ] >>> it is cool outside right now. 43degrees
president obama said he would veto a total repeal anyway. there are still legal challenges which are expected to wind up in the supreme court. >>> pg and e is expected to lower the pressure in areas. they found they ran the pipelines at pressure greater than is allowed under law. the order covers about 30 miles of pipeline outside of san jose, and modesto. it should not affect service to its customers. >>> apple, and news corporation debuted a new way to get the news today....
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we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for power. what you have our union to have, for a long time we had a democratic-controlled governorship and legislature. there were tightly tied in. they got a lot of good deals. now you have republicans that control the governorship and legislature. they are trying to take back that part. a struggle that is very good -- democracy. host: struggle in new jersey. the governor puts out his budget this week. will you see more and more of this all around the country? guest: we are already seeing that in ohio. you will see that in york, whe
we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for...
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. >> that as of president barack obama a couple of minutes ago reacting to the announcement from the egyptian president. the egyptian leader spoke to the company just before it the night. at a quarter million demonstrators filled the heart of cairo. >> it was not intend understanding for the next elections because i have spent enough time conserve in egypt. >> they watched his address on giant screens. it was not the concession that they had demanded. they want him to leave them immediately. >> go! go! go! >> the center of the city was paralyzed. people trying to reach the demonstration abandoned their cars. what they found was as city within as city. people are erecting tents. bring in blankets. they do not seem ready to leave. >> egyptian history is now. (inaudible) >> i do not think that egypt will ever go back to what they were before. >> army tanks are around the square and the protesters have their own security checking for weapons. >> at the elegance are the machine have been sent here to cause trouble. >> each of its military has expressed its supports of the demonstrators as
. >> that as of president barack obama a couple of minutes ago reacting to the announcement from the egyptian president. the egyptian leader spoke to the company just before it the night. at a quarter million demonstrators filled the heart of cairo. >> it was not intend understanding for the next elections because i have spent enough time conserve in egypt. >> they watched his address on giant screens. it was not the concession that they had demanded. they want him to leave...
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while president obama and other u.s. officials have not publicly called for mubarak to step down before september elections, in recent days they have left little doubt that they think he should soon. >> the key question he should be asking himself is, how can i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period? and my hope is that he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: but addressing the summit in germany, today frank wisner, the man president obama sent days ago to speak personally with mubarak says for now the egyptian president should stay put. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i, therefore, believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. >> reporter: both wisner and the white house say he is not speaking as a u.s. official. but other experts agree and fear that siding with protest herbs and pushing mubarak to leave might force him to dig in instead. >> what matters isn't what happens in the next day or
while president obama and other u.s. officials have not publicly called for mubarak to step down before september elections, in recent days they have left little doubt that they think he should soon. >> the key question he should be asking himself is, how can i leave a legacy behind in which egypt is able to get through this transformative period? and my hope is that he will end up making the right decision. >> reporter: but addressing the summit in germany, today frank wisner, the...
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i urged president obama to approve the request. u.s., afghan, and coalition forces are taking the momentum from the insurgency, particularly in former taliban stronghold in the south. the afghan army is increasingly in the lead in planning and executing operations. that is what the taliban feared the most, afghan security forces, as opposed to foreign forces, out in front providing security to the afghan people. as support for the afghan army and police gross, a lower level insurgent fighters are slowly beginning to reintegrate -- army and police grows, in local insurgent fighters are slowly beginning to reintegrate. we must remain attentive to threats in that region and around the world. i outlined those threats in some detail in the remaining of my comments. >> thank you, mr. chairman. now want to join you and welcoming secretary gates and secretary hail for fiscal year 2012. secretary gates, you were asked to return to public service at a time when this country was embroiled in the turmoil of an unpopular war and another deterio
i urged president obama to approve the request. u.s., afghan, and coalition forces are taking the momentum from the insurgency, particularly in former taliban stronghold in the south. the afghan army is increasingly in the lead in planning and executing operations. that is what the taliban feared the most, afghan security forces, as opposed to foreign forces, out in front providing security to the afghan people. as support for the afghan army and police gross, a lower level insurgent fighters...
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looks to me like they are setting up barack obama's reelection. they are positioning themselves as extremists. they want to cut things like head start, policemen on the street. funding for scientific research in america. people look at this and say yes, we are concerned about the deficit but we don't want to kill jobs, kill the economy, republicans, why would they be doing this? even the chamber of commerce doesn't want this. >> i think that is what the republican members will hear when they go back. they vote this week and presume they will pass the deep cuts and then they will go home. i think what juan says shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. the white house is going to say the next week that do you realize that your republican representative voted to cut x numbers jobs from your police force and x number of jobs from your public library and x number of emergency responders and ask your republican congressman about this at a town hall meeting. interesting to see whether the new members or old members, too, can answer those questions or at least
looks to me like they are setting up barack obama's reelection. they are positioning themselves as extremists. they want to cut things like head start, policemen on the street. funding for scientific research in america. people look at this and say yes, we are concerned about the deficit but we don't want to kill jobs, kill the economy, republicans, why would they be doing this? even the chamber of commerce doesn't want this. >> i think that is what the republican members will hear when...
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we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for power. what you have our union to have, for a long time we had a democratic-controlled governorship and legislature. there were tightly tied in. they got a lot of good deals. now you have republicans that control the governorship and legislature. they are trying to take back that part. a struggle that is very good -- democracy. host: struggle in new jersey. the governor puts out his budget this week. will you see more and more of this all around the country? guest: we are already seeing that in ohio. you will see that in york, whe
we talk a lot about obama spending. you have to understand that the second most profligate president of recent history was george governw. bush. you had a republican congress and senate spend money like there was no tomorrow. you need the checks and balances that two parties put on each other. host: i should ask you about the wisconsin story. it is playing itself out for a week no over proposed budget cuts. what you make of what is happening there? guest: i think you really have a struggle for...